:
TOOCHOW.
NOTICE.
THE DAILY FRESS - MONDAY, MAY 815N, 1800
INSURANCES.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
ing Undersigned, Agents, for the above
Company, are prepared to GRANE IN-
MELCHERS & Co.,
Apts, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, 9h March, 18763AAN DE TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE
Land into the strentur again after taking abroad, stanca, had it been otherwise, no oxerkkone ovuld Sir Thomas Wade will, we understand, visit some 4,000 tons of tea is problematiest Her baro saved any portion of that densely populated this part in the oäures of the ensuing week.domenter expets to make the run from Han- part of Yokohama The Kazudaza theater and New Congaus are beginning to pose in. There kow to Odom in 34 or 35 days. The Moskows several minor places of amusement were among will be a large supply. It is said; and Teanien Velongs to the same owzone as the Piteraburg, the buildings consumed. M lava colenlated po obtaining higher rise them but is by no mesos hor jual. in either alse or The Kohnghe stosujer dejt Mark loft Ypko last year'a 'oponing prines. Homo advices, how speed addM
hama on the lat ipat.; bound for Tom On 4p-SURANCES at Current Hates. evor, do not at prossat appear to favour the Advantage was taken of the presenes of sheenahing Insbaye-saki light-hiuso, Chobbi Bay. realisation of these romento expectations.
many Shanghal-itos in the Motropolis of Bohon by sme sosidant the steamer wout on a reef, anıl The subj food placard was posted throughout to get a cricket stol, which apo off on soon it was evident that she bad sustained sosions the City by the fiugshnitte geutry on the very Wednesday last The Hankowited were snit damage to her bettom, as the water commencet day that the little Chris lan inantes of the Engably punished for their tomority in tackling such to Low in in large quantities All bands wat
COMPANY, OF HAMBURG. liah Church Missionary Socisty's School were formidable oppabente, being badly beaten in one put to work at the pumps, and search was ma forcibly ajooted by the Chiasso authoritios fram innings. To show that there was no animosity" by the captain and his officers to ascertain the
THE Umlorsigned, having boon appointed the native house conted by that Socioty at the perhaps, an impromptp concert was arranged by whereabouts of the leak, and thay found that
Agents for the ubere Company, are pes, the dafoated settlement, and was daly brought the water was raking in in many places. The patel to Recept Buisks againes Fire at Omtrent foot of Wushib-shon-
off on Saturday evening. It was a smell affair.osptain was of opinion that, ovon thong th It is barely respectfully represented that the Fhe quality of the coolization and instrumenta damage was, femporacily pops.com, the steamers, subject to a Boans of 20 per cent.
SIEMSSEN & Co. bill-feat is a spot of great-raputa..being ground tion was very high, the vialin porformances of was unfit to proceed on her rayage to Hakodate
Agents 110gr the city vail. All the foreigners who had an offer the of the Burists steamers being and the coast of Oshiu, and lie determines to rɛ.
Hongheng, 16th November. 1879. bnit ones and its for verslip on the land of of a finished character, leaving nothing to be de-turn to Tokohams for repairs. A smooth sen the Two-shan-wan and of the Fan Ancestral sired: Into that the Shanghai Volunteers are was running, and the steamer arrivad iz port on SCOTTISH INTÚRIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY Hall; have already removed without the city. Itlari at work prialising for the proposed ride the 3rd inst, the pumps being kept working all, is raparted within this word that unprincipled match with a Kobe team. Hankow beasta am the time. At one time the leakage tras so serious and lawless rascals haro lengund to sell portions excallout range avaliable up to about 500 yards that there was some talk of taking to the boati of this ground to the foroigher in order to build perhaps some of its seus could be induced to and making the land for safety, and establish a hall of worslify. It is truly to be imitate the example of little Kobs, and taro foared that the altair once started will infare down the gauntled to its big brother too. After the locality. In addition to requesting, by pati. | tlu rush of the ten-sonson is over, of OCHING, tion to the Kachorítica, that prohibitions-be put My Blanchoton, who has for many raars forth, the facta are boreby, as in proper, first watched the interest of France at this port in brought to geral attention. It then the rs his capacity of Consul, left for Shanghai por ports above referred to are true, the parties had Pekta last week, en rosie for Bangkok, where be boss astrace their stops. This specially fox publie will paras e anewhat larger field for thour information."
cise of bis abilities and the display of his many amiable qualities. His seasor je uuderstood to be on his way out from. Eropa
A Nation by the ontire Ward," This cumingly contrived document will of, coures be made use of in official sirulos to prove A Chiapomno was murdered a few days ago in the alleged disturbed state of the City. But its house of il faro in the tive olby, en thandge is wolkkaown that no really popalan or general of the settlement. The case differed from others feeling against foreignore exists; and the mis. of its kind in ana particular, the murderer-who sionatice are, and always have been, on the best was an ex-pallogiann-using a pistol instead of "of toring, with there. Chinese neighbours, The, the usual kanto.
gentry and literati alóno scot to disturb publis, The Admiral of the US fleet in apnated to tranquillity by propagating maliɔfone and lyingpay a visit to Hantow in a few daya.The statements of which the foregoing is a fair French Admiral made a very brief stay on the sample. It is not idle, therefore, to harp on the Locossion of his recent visit in the Lym, arriving one jame string of injncy of fingul whisorie aftoracón and learing the following morn hundreds of Chinase konsis stand in the same tag. locality? The antica business is, în trath, an outragous attempt to expl intensive British subjects from the City; and we are authorised to affra that the missionaries are never had the most remote idea of building a In of Worship, or Church, ou as part of Wu shib-slan or its incliate neigblanchoud. They are in fact alrowly provided wit ample Church accommodation; but what they de require area for wretched native lenses (of which "there are several hundred, already standing) for their schools and medical dispensary-nothing more than this. The people are willing enong to lat these konses to the missionarias; bit dare not do so, through fear of their own authorities who arm, it is anciently orident, incited by the gon
treaty, Herald,
A notification, addressed to all sukjents of Her Britannic Majesty here, has been issued by Mr Alabaster, informing them that bongoforth ap. plicants for transit passes must sign a declaration that the reads shipped by them under over of sach permit are bow file their property. It mains to be on what effect (if soy) auch By order will have on the peculiar branch of trade to which the manifesto applies.
FIRE AND LIFE. INSURANCES minst FIRE granted at Cars rent Rates. Considerable Reduction in Premis for LT INBURAYON in China.
MEYER & Co., Agents, Hongkong, 3rd Juna. 1870.- NORTH GERMAN FIBE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
The Asiatic Society of Japan held a meeting at Tokio on the 11th, jost, for the tranmotion of the asssi ̈renting business, and to hear a paper: by Professor Conder on Japanese Drasa;" which proved very interesting. Advantage was taken by Dr. Famile of a short interval previous to the reading of his paper by Professor Conder, to introduce a Japanese goods, in whom Dr. Tudersigned, Age to far AS IN
ME the above Faulds fancied he bad discovered an extraordinary
Unstration of the art of tatting: The coolia SURANOES to the extent of 365,000, m frat was triumphantly exhibited but the szlibition { class risks at ourrput nites,
MELCHERS & Co. was scarcely appreciated as la dosarvad, korps of
Hoogkong, 27th Mah. 1876. the macberi serting that similar specimens could be obtained in any oumamong the batto aless and jinrikisha men; and at lust one of tho members auggested that the specimen should be a rulegated to the exterior of the promnirea, where four ore dosired, to examine him oritically, it could be more conveniently done. This buggo tion. was promptly aoted spon
We rograć to chronicle another tragedy on
board an American ship. Nr. Kolly, second officer of the Bullion, was on ahare on the 9th just, morning at a very early keur, and oppossa to have been in company with the cook ent's seamBİL mated Ross, both bolonging to the vessel. A quarrel, occurred in a tavern, but nothing wore than high words followed, art at about & a m they all returned on beard. Mr. Kelly was in the galley waiting for coffee being prepared by the cook when Rome, who kad changed bis clothes and armed himself with a long knife, sppeexched and asked the second officer if he was as good a man on hoad as he pretended to ba on shora. The monte told Hess to go and He down, coring partly out of the galley as he spoke, whereupcu Boss stabbed Kelly in the mook, and again we believe, on the arm and face. Kelly died almost immediately. The arderer Ross WAS at onen
SUN FIRE OFFICE. Undersigns are prepared to Grant I Policies Against Fire to the ortout of 350,000 on First-class Biske.
|
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
DAY FOR MANILA (DIRECT)- NHB Spanish Steamer
T
Spa
*GRAVINA,"
Captain Eolovaria, will be despatched for the abora Port-TO-DAY, the 3isi inst., às 2.P,M,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMÉDIOS & Co. Hongkong, 28th May, 1880..
FOR MANILA,
Stamskip
to
[904
“DIAMANTE Captain Cullen, will be despatolod for the above Port TO-DAT, the $1st instant, ata Pt.
For Fight or Fas
& Cu...
1899 Hoogkong, 28th May, 1880.
CASTLE LIND OF STEAMERS.
FOR FOOCHOW (DIRECT), THE Stamship
*KENMURE CASTLE,” Luok, Concmandor, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 1st proximo, at Daylight
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co,
Agents Hongkong, 8th May, 1830;
FOR YOKOHAMA
HE Stoamabip
TH
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
STEAM FOR: SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, A DEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, BIEDT
·TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,'
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND, AUSTRALIA.
פון
THE PENINHULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship “THIBET.". Captain Aannown, will leave this on MONDAY the 1st May, at 5 P.M.
For further Partionisri, apply to
A. MoIVER Superintendent. Hongkong, ist May, 1880. -
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAĠERIKS MARITIMES-
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR`. ME SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT D3.GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT: BALD, NAPLES, AND MARSMILLES :
BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENTS, AND..
FORT LOUIS
MAILS EXPECTED,
TUK INDIAN WEI, The two direct teamers, with the next Indian Fail. Left Caloutta on the more of the 19th May, and may be expected hors of, or about the 2nd June,
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
The authorised List of Maila isaand fa connection with this paper is the one published- twice sick day in our Exte, which is always correated to a auch later hour thau jest giron balow.
A MAIL WITH OLAistë ës For Saigon -Per Decima, to-day, the 31st batmat, at'0.30 pm..
For Swaton and Amey-To-day, the Slat inat,, st.0.30°P.X,
For Manila,-Per Bracino, today, the 31st instant, at 1.30.M.
instant, at 3.30 r..
For Manilo. Per Diamante, to-day, the 31st.
For Swator, Amer, and Foochow for Kroangtung, to-morrow, let prax., at 11.30, A. For Japan, via Nagasaki-Per Sunda, to morrow, the at proximo, nt 11.30 ...
His Ereadlessy the Governor is pleased to order, unor Siation XII of tho Post Ofe Oufinance, 1876, that the Late Fas charged on Correspondence posted after osrtain honra far Euros Amaries. the Antalian Conies, Shanghai, &, shall be 10 Cents, Instal of 18
faa hitherto,
890 MONDAY, the 7th day of Jo, 1880 at Noon, the Company's Steamship IRAQUADDY.Commandant GAUTAIN, with MAILS, FASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR- | GO. will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for. Lon. den, as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in ~ MAILA BY THE BRITISH PACKET, transit through Marseilles for the principal The British Contraor Pankot » THIBET" places of Europa,
will be despatched on MONDAY the 31st Shipping Orders will be granted until Naon, justant with Mails to end through the [200 | and Cargo will be reowired va bourd until (rs. Exitel hingine and Plunge ali Bandini ta Specie and Parcels until 3r on the 6th the Stmits Settlements, Batavis, Bush, Cay.. of June, 1830. (Paroobs are not to be sent lon, Iulis: Aden, Egypt, Maito, and Gibraltar." on board; they must be left at the Agency's NB. This Packet carries no. mails for the Os) Contents and raine of Packages are Australian Colonies.
OXFORDSHIRE.” Captain Jonas, shortly due, will have immediata despatch for the above Part.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
· Moorheng, 284, May, 1830-
FOR YOKOHAMA (DIRECT). AKE Sternship.
A Discount of. Twenty per cont. 120 74 upon the Current Local Rates of Promia will be al-
LINSTEAD & Co,.
gents Sun Fire Co. Hongkong, 1st June, 1878. ARE DUSSELDORF, UNIVERSAL MARIND INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
lowed upon Insurances oftested, with, this Offtas. T
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES MARINE RISKS to all parts of the Wolla.
SIEMSSON & Co., ̈ ̈
Agents. Hongkong, 14th-Anguet, 1879,
NOTICE.
VLORD OF THE ISLES."· shortly expected from Singapore, will hazo in required.
For Further particulars, apply at the Com-MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, modiate despetoli as above.
pany's Office.
The French Contract Puokeb "IRAQUAD- For Freight or Passage, apply to
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, DY” will be despatched on MONDAY, the 7th GIRD, LIVINGSTON & CA
Agonk
Jano, with Mails to and through the United Agents.
Kingdom and Europe, via Naples; to Saigon, Hongkong, 27th May, 1830.
Hongkong, 35th May, 1980.
Straits Settlements. Ratazio, Burmah, Ceylon, FOR COOKTOWN, SYDNEY AND
US. MAIL LINE.
India (vik Madras), Austodio, New Zealand, MELBOURNE.
Tasmata, TL Aden. Suez, at Albrand-iá. Calling at PORT DARWIN if sufficient induce. PACIFIC MAIL S'THAMSHIP COMPANY. must offers, and taking Cargo and Fasuougera
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT al through rates for all AUSTRALIAN and NEW THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER-
MAILS. ZEALAND PORTS.
LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT
THE ENGLISH MAIL-DAY OF DEPARITER. [22 | TWE Stesmėr
1 PM, Morey Order Offieo alesen. IOECHARIA ANH BẢN FRANCISCO.
3PM Registry of Lotters veados. Poating of THE 7.8. Mail Steamer CITY OF PE. 47.20, Mails closed, except for Late bettors
ali pristed matter and patterns destes. KING, will be despatched for Sau F 4.10 PM, Letters anys postal with. Lata: cisco, if Yokohamas, en MONDAY, the 7th
Fes of 10 cents wil June, 1980, at IF.M., taking Passengers and 4.30.P.,, when the Post Office closos entirely. Freight for Japan, the United States, and 4.20 p.M., Tete Letters may be posted on board Europe.
the Packet with Late Fes of 10 usba anill ume of departure.
SaruEDAY---
"CLAVERHOUSE,"
try to commit those premeditated breaches .a Legation, is now. in Hankow, prosatiably on arrested and Lodged in jail, and the remains Undersigned have been appointed J. Brown, Commander, will be despatched as
SHANGHAL
+
The CM.S.X, Co.'s steamor inkuang which loft on the 16th instant for Tientsin, touk sorernd heavy guns, which wore believed to be for the Takn forts.
The British Consulate, a substantial-looking life, is about to be pallod down, and rebuilt. Oving probably to the instante nature of its Ioandation, the walls have ernaked and opened in several plaas, and from all scoonate it must be anything but a desirable place of residence F. J. Marshall, Clerk of Woers to H.B.M's
business connected with its re-eraction,
The garrison of the city of Waghang, oppa. Mite Haukow, has been kept in a state of much iterant, during the last ten days, by the visit of a military ofimal of high rank, now on a tour of inspection. The series of forts they occupy Tea Immallatoly opposite the settlement, and the commanity has has had the benefit of oil
Kelly were brought on shore. Aulouquest was held on the 10th inst., when a verdict of wilfel murder against Row was returned.---Japan Gazelle.
TOKIO
Wa notice in a native pator that Mr. Sano Yahsi, a wealthy farmer at Amaki, in the pre-
The four alphabetical" Chinese gunboots, now undergoing repairs at the Axscent, are, we thio noise the torrible braves" have been al fenture of Fukuoka, who recently purchased the understand, nader orders to proceed to Numbing|lowed to kick up with guns and trackers during : Pukan Maru freni the Nary Department, in about at each we the repairs are completod.
The M.M. Ce steamer Tire has strived at beinspection Shanghai Couror Correspondent, to buy more vessels abroad, for the purpose of entamug into sempotition will the Mitsu Bieni Company.
the Ed Buoy. She will shortly go into the Old Duck for repairs, and we understand that when they are couplated she will go to Haaker for tea
About half-past seven o'clock p.m. on the 12th inst Chiness house in an alloy rooning from Canton Road to the Yang-king-pang, batean the Kiangai and Sterbaon Roads, took firo Only one bore you destroyed, hairg protected or either side by firewalls, but three others were injured considerably by water.
We are informed that during the stay of H.M.'s despatch-vessel Vigilantat outsin, H.T. Li Hung.chong, the Vicgrop of Chibi, paid a visit in state to that vessel and had an interview with Sir Thomas Wade and Vice-Admiral Caote, which lasted about an hour. The Vloeroy was received with the boneurs becoraing his station:
Tua Sha-pao of the 20th instant states that it hear from Poking that the usgotiations be troen China ned Germany regarding the revision of the Germsa fronty have been concluded, and several artioles supplementary to that treaty Love Leon agreed upon. Ous article is said to provide for the establishment at Shanghai of bonded warehouses.
TIENTSIN,
14th May.
-As the antimony maizes of the province of Cabin The Jexpost oxperience in Chineas polition produce a far graber quantity of the mineral affords no presumption as to the next morn on than is required to supply the wants of Japan, it the political chestben. For months overyone is proposed to commenos exporting the surplus, has best eagerly watching the attitude of China: The cost of transit, from the wines to Tokio, is toward Russia, and of Russia toward China, and oun Jen per name, and as the satimony is sold it is safe to say that the information of the public at three yeo and fifty san par samme in the at largo is oxastly equal tó zero. At the time capital, the industry is very profitable. when war rumqare wors highest, there was no visible cession for that circamslanco, and now that they have quieted down again, there sooms more and more reason to think there may be no peaosable solation of the tangle. It is aciently obvious that if iriops are marched upon Chien from the Amoor rivet, and the sea.const attacked, Chien must soon suneand-who will guarantee the integrity of her domining?
For the first time in a long ourse
The Chaya Shibus mays: "It is rumoured that, in consequence of the present great prosante of Buanaini difonity, the expenditures of the different Departments of the Government are to be greatly descanted. We are however, hanble. to vouch for the truth of the sport,
of
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 4th September, 1870.
TƉECORD of AMERICAN and FOREIGN ·
́ ́SHIPPING.”
AGENTS to the NEW YORK BOARD shere on SATURDAY, the 12th June, at Day Bght. UNDERWRITERS.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 29th May, 1660.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Agenta, ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 4th September, 1879, [1y1458 WE CHINA PIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Chinn and Japan, and at Singapure, Saigon, Penang, sol Munila.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Stownship
[009
TH
Through Bill of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other, Japan Porte, T San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities
THE FRENCH MAIL
of the United Staten, via Overland Ballways, to 5 FOL, Money Order Office closes, Post Oos Harana, Trinidad, and Demerara, sad to porta in Mexico, Central and South Amerion, by the Captain J. T. Bragg, will be despatched on or Company's and connecting Steamers.
ANTENOR"
about the 29th instant.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hongkong. 22ad May, 1880.
1700
OCEAN, STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Steamship
closes, except the night box, whlok is Always open out of office hours. MONDAY-
Through Passage Tickets granted to England... Fans Office ores. France, and Geramny by all, trans-Atlantic lines 10 A, Registry of batters ceases. Posting of of: Steameri.
all printed, matter and patterns ceases. A REDUCTION is made on Return PA.M., Mail closes, except for Late Lettors sage Tiosete.
11.10 LM, Lettors may be posted with Loto Pho
of 10 cents until Fught will he received on board until 4 P.M.11.30 AM, when the Post Tee closes entirely. the 6th May Parcel Packages will be 11.40 AM., Late Lettors may be postal on board received at the Office until 5 psi. same day.
the packet with Lata Fee of 18 Cats qutil all Parcel Packages should be marked te nd-
time of departure. | dross in fuli; value of same is required,
ор Risks accepted, and Policios of Tasurance granted at the rates of Profumontrest at the above-mentioned places.
JAS, B. COUGHTRIE,
*Secretary.
Hong kong, let November, 1871.
"ORESTES," Captain J. K. Webstor, will be despatched on or (600 about the 5th Joze...
YANGTZE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION
CAPITAL (Fully Frid-up).........-T., 430,000 PERMANENT RESERVE T. 230,000 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND... Tk. 268.948 TOTAL CAPITAL «nd]
ACOUMULATIONS, 8th Apr, 1880
DIRECTORS.
T. 313,268
tion into Japan; has amoanted to 29,000 yen, and M. W. LOTD, B
T. B. FORTE, Esq., Chairman.
WM. METEKINE, Baq. that the Bouaian Government recently remitted J. H. Pirorvoss, Baq. F. D. Kren, Esq. him a large amount of money in furtherance of the same object.
Oce of the antire papers mention that the Osake Mint has imported a large quantity of silver from China, at a cost of 1,010,000 70s. The same authority states that this silver will. when soined, turn out shent 5,000,KW (?) yea,
HEAD OFFICE—SHANGHAL. Mesme. RUSSELL & Co, Becretaries.
LONDON BRANCH, Messrs. BARING BROTHERS & Co,
Brukers.
..
! His Excellency Inouya, Minister for Foreign Affairs, is said to have been actrasted with the nagnation of a convention with the United Admiral Certo bas just puid a visit of two-or" States Minister, in regard to the payment of ex- three days to this port, and H.E. Sir. T.-F. penses incurred in rendering, sestalanos tu alip Wain came down and mat him, na the Admiral i vrooked marinars, could not go to Poking. The Vigilasis, which A native paper states that the sun already! brought the Admiral, loft on the 15th. Sir T. expanded by Arobimandrita Nicolai, of the Bas F. Wads returna at once to Police of years,
gian mission, for introducing the Bassian reli--
the Asrican Consulate appears to have sus With regard to the attack by four robbers pended business. The late Consul was promoted made list wok on Mr. Wills. a missionary resid- to Shanghai, and the now Consal has not come ing at Hangchow, we further learn that paMr. Pothick, Interpreter and Vice-Consul has curred about twenty miles beyond Yu-hang. I gone to Bbanghai, and we are told is about to After making his vacupo, Mz. Willa reached this voicto bažiuoss bers. The paramonicos system place about two o'clock the next morning, and it ) of the fozsigu civil service of the United Statas, was tas Magistrate residing thers who took sath stands in cutspicuous contrast to that of some prompt measures for the captare of the thieres other powers, who have discovered that in order Another paper informs ite renders that the Mini
It is rumored tast instracti ns have beez to have work done there mast to perseas trained is at present se faily employed that work cok rennived from Li Hong-chang that eight to do it. The lary of interpreters in the U.S. menges daily at 5 a.ta, and is contlined until 9 pounder gure mufactured at the Kiungoan Consular rercise in China, is ridioulomaly inada. p.m. The joyront also states that 200,000 | Arsenal are to be sent daring the next few days quato, and it is not to be wondered if able men ounces of, silver hava bön purchased from an to Nauking. We also hear that eight more af have such ill-paid situations,
Englishman, and that it is proposed to buy the same class of guns are to go north, and that Those who are interested to the progress of 3500,000 ounces more-Mail. one of the foreign superintendents from the Tesigners in China, may be glad, to know that Arsenal is to accompany them, to inatrast the the right of forsignors to held propoety is the Chinese in the mode of working them on their southern city of Poking, long in vigorous dis arrival at their destination, which is believed to pute, has at last been defnitaly settled in furan be in the neighbourhood of the capital-Daily of the foreigner. Many porrs ago the American Nerds
Methodist Mission bought a building in the Lig A manuscript draft of the newly-framed gou. 156 French and Bussiau caval forces at Li Chang, the possession of which was contested, stitution of the empire la said to have beon drawn Shanghai are exercising considerable activity and only gained in the end by tot and peraiat up by the Genro-h, but its tesor is, of course, just few. The French are frequently out on the ance on the part of the porchasers, who kept a profoundly averet. It is said, however, that the Base Course, and this morning again a large foreigner on the premises ult the time. A last now construction will include provisions for the bedy of men with three gans and the laud hid the controversy was abandoned by the China, creation of two Houses of Parlament equivalent FWE Undersigned, Agents for the above a march out. We notiosd also that the Russians although the right to oceany promises so benght to the House of Feurs aud House of Commons 1 Company, 14 prepared to grant Policies were frilled on the 20th instant on busril ship was never fally conceded, it soncedat.nt all. of Great Britain.
Against Fire to the sykent of 380,000 vu any and in their ba
The railway from Shinbaahi to Takeski, Jo. shin, will be commenced this month. It is esti. mated that three years will elaps before its completion. As soon as the rails are laid to Tsuzohadzo, traflo will be agwed that far.
RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq. Aguat
St. Michael's Alley, Cornliill, E,Ű, POLIOIER granted on MARINE RIks to all Parts of the World.
For Freight ar Passage, apply to “
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 27th May, 1980.
1800 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.**.
FOR LONDON, VIL SUNZ CANAL BE Company's Steamship
T
*** TENGER," Captain B. T. Power, will be despatched on or about the 1th June.
For Freight, or. Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, Erth May, 1880. Mogg STEAM TO BOMBAY, VIA STRAITS, THE P. & 0.8. N. Co's Steamship
(819
"CHINA"
Catania Tavaises to incompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Favelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,
For farther information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Ne., Praya Central. ·
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents...
Hongkong, 24th May, 1880,
PIONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Undersigned hotang, been appeared Agente to the above. Company at this Port, ne prepired to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $40.999, en Buildings or on Goods stored thereis..
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & €6, Hourko. 3th November, 1968.
[15 QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned are prepared to GHANT
45,000 Dollars on Buildings or on Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, or the extext OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for youds stored therein, at Current Local Ratas, DEBT Contracted by the Offers or the Cromsubject to Discount of 20% on the premis
NORTON & Co., of the following Vessels during their stay in
Aganis Hongkong Harbour --
Hongkong, January, 1875
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS POLICIES AGAINST FIRE to the
will leave for the above on MONDAY, the 7th ALES. NEWTON, British bark, Newton CapTANDARD FIRE OFFICE; LONDON. Aars. German steamer, Hansen-Siemssan & The Urdewigued having been appointed
June.
A. MOIVER,
Superintendent. Hongkong. lat fay, 1890...
FOR NEW YORK. THE A1 American Back
[862
THE
210
JAMES S. STONE," Subject to a charge of 12°), for Interest on Shareholders Capitel, all the Pors of the Weston, Master will load here for the above
For Frelgbt, apply to UNDERWRITING BUSINESS Are annually dis. Part and will have quick despatub. tributed among uil Contributors of Business in
RUSSELL & Co. proportion to the reuia paid by flean.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1980, RUSSELL & Co.,
TOR SAN FRANCISCO. Agents.
HE Al American hip
LLEWELLYN J. MORSE,” Ames, Mastor, will load hore for the above Fort, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 26th April, 1880
FOR NEW YORK.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1890. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY
Samo months ago when it bacAMA NEZDSABTY 20 Tuzaxlico Genbei, a resident of Kloto, recently ona rebuild some of the buildings, the question arose found a silver miss in the Korame mountain,
A farewell dinner was given by Mr. Yaungi- wars prior to his departure to Russia, at the goton evening 2nd instant.
FIRT-CLASS RISES,
A RETURN OF TWENTY PER CENT. (90%) will be made on this premium charged on all Toursgees, auch Reruan being payable on the issue of the Policy.
CTÉE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agente, Impotial Fire. Insurance
Thoro is a report in the Soitlement that the Inreha King-Bis was struck by lighboing, nes" in & now form, and every fort was made by the ↑ and investigation shows a yield of two pounds at Current Rates, Wuhu that wook, and that it had suuk, que per Chiosse neighbours to reject the foreign owner of pura silver to eighty pounds of ore. This is son on board being killed. The Kang-we, on com or at least to compel them to accept another squivalent to about £fly-Ers poneda weight of ing down the river, cheerrod the wrecks, and the site in exefuge. This was cheerfuly doue, a silver to the ton of ore, and the Bonnier this moun- bank was strered with rice, engag, and other the situation was equally favourable for a chapel tain of wealth is worked the better. marchandise laid out to dry. Tho atorm whiol-the uss dasigted, and the new locality was on visited Shanghai Last week was very much felt the Bhua Chih Mengrast-street. The transaction or the Yangtze,
Oving to the threatened rapture between Wasted shough the US. Ingation and the Ching and Russia wo bear that 1.000 additional settlement of n long vexed point-Nianghri man are shortly to be sout to Woosung. The Courier Correspondeut. fort looks at fi bas, and averything is kept apple pie order. The men are every day to be seen under arms, and ponstant drill is the order of the day. No visitors are sliewed inside the fort, though faraigners need be quder so slazım in visiting the place, as, through the arist is cipline of General Wu and a few severe examples, the soldiers are polite, affable, and even hosptishle to all Barayend's whom they meet-Courier.
• HANKOW.
·17th May.
PEKING.
8th May.
hot roth, on the orning of the fad tas su Keao, minister for education, and a nutuber of other high functionarich were prossut. Several speeches were made, that of Mr. Koos being the most, remarkabla.. Ha anit that most of thộ gentlemen who had spent some yassi-ía. Europë
Of late there has been much wind and the air and America for adneational purposes, pamo
has been full dant. The but has also been great' back stanseb supporters of baral principles,
the last few days. A slight shower this evening but in a few years they gradually forsook hooral
baa laid the dust, and brought a pleasant cool ideas and became trapiformed into extreme cons tess and moisture into the atmosphere.
servatives Ret he looked hopefully forward to Of naws them seeme to be very little just now. I the return of Mr. Yankgiwara, who wunli nas The danger of war, however, befresa Russia and his experience and energy toward the establish China does not seem to be wholly past. There is ment of a constitutional government; and for the ne font in regard to there being a strong war prospect of which he congratulated the poeple of The weather having been, next to the opening nity here; and it some peobable that only the Japsa. The remarks of the spesker were ressived of the ten-son, the most absorbing topic of conversation bereabout during the past weak, Irality of Russin to engage in further maflint with web suthasiaam Mr. Watanabe Bis
will avort the clarity. The situation in some moto said that those who were discontented with shell perhaps not be considered out of order in what like it was after the Tientsin mussare, with the government were disunsul oficials, or im- commencing my letter with anmerefarenico ta this exception, that then Chios was terribed, paverished nobles and gentry, youths who had it. To say that it has been ring steadily run she is bold and pretzing. Now, as then just left collages, er soldiers who had deserted oud for a solid week would hardly be an oxagge her antagonist la brave but crippled from the ranks. During he sojourn in St. ration. The offenty of this continued down-pour
Chang How is vill in prison underveing the Petersburg, Mr. Yonagiwars would carefully. aro beginning, to make themselves manifest in the river, which is now slowly but stedfir generally thought that his head will pay the adopted in chastising Nihilistsand would become process of being thoroughly' dessel. It is quite examine into the system the Basian government
rising the gauge at the G. N, Coïs "bulks re forfeit of doing the best be sold in a dillon't prosiout in the art of dealing with discontented
intering 30 foot. This shows a vise of bro Eustaass, which his Government did not under peopl-Japan Soscile. three fost in as many days. The rainfall apportand, and concerning which he had as fastrac-
to have koea pretty general in this neighbourens. He belongs to a family which has ren- hood, but we need not expect may considerable dored valuable services to this dynasty in pat rise of water on this account.
The tea-season opsiod; testnically, on the sell of whisk are most ungratefully for 15tk, bat comparatively little bus been done gotten on NE The missionaries of the American Board have
Tecgtong in Ince Company NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY: INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND SPECIAL OCH OF PARLIAMENT.
ESTABLISHED 1839. CAPITAT¤Ã,000,000.
HE Undersigned, Agouts at Hongkong far "the above. Campany, are propared to grant Calicen agus FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 ou any Building, or on Merobandias in the same, at the anal rates, subject to discount of Twenty per cent. ÚPLNO)
GILMAN & Co.,
Agents.
Hougkang, 7th July, 1974;
2
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHALTER OF His MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1730.
E Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corpuration, are prepared to grant Lusaranos as follows:
THE Al American Ship
|
£709
tall
· Co..
CANTON, Samese ship, Knudsen-Yuen Fal
Moug.
CASSANDRA German steamer, Langer-Siems.
en & Co.
Caralina, Boli, bark, Austin.--Captain. CENTENNIAL, American ship, J. W. Beares.--
Vogel & Co.
AGENTS to the above Company at this. Fort, aro propers to GRANT POLICIES at FIRE to the extent of $40,000 on Buildings or on Goods stored therein.
145
ASSURANCE
Discount 28 - VOGEL, & Co. Hoogkong, at March, 1878. FANCHESTER FIRE
AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
CINGALEZ, Britieb bark, J. Pringle-Jardine, M COMPANY OF MANCHESTER
Matheson & Co.
CLAVERHOUSE, British steamer, Brown.—Meyer
& Co.
CLEVELAND, British steamer, N, Harvey---Jar
dino. Matheson & Op
Cuma, Eritish bark, J. Staboll.-Ed, Sobollboss
& Co.
FADOR-BALAVOR, German bark, D. Ente
Carlowitz & Co.
FRATOR, Franch bark, Ermelin.--Landstein
..& Co.
CAPITAL OF ZNE COMPANY, £1,000,000 Stǝrbag. O WHICH I PAID-u.. £100,000 Sterling. Leserve Ford UPWARDS? £120,030 Sterling.
OF.......
ANNUAL INCOME £250,000 Sterling. TheUndersigned have been appointed Agents
Pooonow, SHANGRAL, and HANIOW, and are
HAMBURG, German bark, Kroge. Ed. Sebell.for the above Company at FlexGRONS, CANZON,
bass & Co.. HWAI-TUDY, Chinese steamor, Wilson-C. M. prepared to grant insprances at Current Rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISH & C 8. N. Co.. A
Fourkons, 15th-Ontaker. 1849. JANET, British 2-m: schooner, G. P. Hentry-
Chiueak
& Co.
L. J. Moese, American ship, Amos-Russell
& Co.
"WH. MAECY”---- Marey. Master, will load here for the wor JOSEFA Garmin bark, Horstmann-Melehers Port, and will bare quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co, Hongkong, 26th April, 1990.
· FOR HONOLULU, THE
FTHE AL British Bark
"SPIRIT OF THE AGE" Williams, Master, will load here for the L'ork, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
Hongkong, ad May, 180.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. THE 5% 1.1 German Burk
NOW
ON SALÉ
IMPERIAL QUARTO,
118
1711 KATE, British steamor Johnson-Vogel & CuNGLISH AND CHINESE
SESTAB, British steamer, B. T. C. Tilmouth-
Gibt, Livingston & Col
SPIRIT OF THY AGE, British bark, Williams.
Vogel & Co
shareTwinnr. Acican ship Warland-Vogel
B & Co. N
TOGEL & Co
Wa. H. Mixox, Amzarioun ship, Maray-Rus
sall & Co.
875 YANGTSES, British steamer, C. Meriman,
Sieman & Co.
DON • ELLIDA,” A Winters, Master will load bere for the above Ports, and will have quick daspatele,
For Freight, apply to
YOGEL & Co. Hongkong, 21st April, 1880.
(867
FOR LONDON,
HE A1 British Ship
THE
"CLYDESDALE,” -
DICTIONARY.
WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION/"
Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the
Daily Press Office, Hongkong,"
*Fer comprehensiveness and practical serţigo this Work stands unrivalled. All the new By worrls which the Chinme have to late renze been
sompelled to edin to express the numerous ob jects. In machinery, photography, telegraphy and in science generally, which the rapid advance PHOENIX PIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: pot foreign relations has avand upon thein, arYA here given in extense. Each and every word is FROM this date, until further notice, a dis- fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises oount of Twenty per cont. (20) muon the far atudents of i most instructive nature. Both Current Trocal Bales of Premis will be allowed the Court and Panti pronacciations are given, apon Insermoss effected with this Company.
the nocents being durofully marked on the best 'DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
principle hitherto attained. The typography. : Agenta.
plays, the success of an attempt to make the Hongkong, 27th June, 1872.
Chinese and English type somsspond in the size LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE of body, thereby affecting a vast coacmy of
· INSURANCE COMPANY space, salieving a slescassa not previously Para aparangan un attained, and dispensing with those vast narging
sad vecant epsoos which have heretofore ghare terized Chinoso publicstiont.
16
Hlutfeld, Master, will food here for the above FROM this data, until further notice, a dis- Port, and will have quick despotek.
TOGEL & Cu,
For Freight, apply to TO Hongkong, 20th May, 1850,
BAN FOR NEW YORK MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at current mies, payable either here,THE AI American Sulp in Lauder, or at the principal Ports of Indle, Chins, and Australia.
count of Toronty per cont. (20°(,) upou the surrent local rate of Premia will be allowed npon Insuranos effected with this Company. 1959
DOUGLAS LAPRAK & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, 2711 June, 1872,
NEVAN LLOYD MARINE DANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
VOGEL & Co
OF BERLIN.
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideration Chalmers Vocabulary contains abent 16,000, Chinese, sharecters, and Medhurst's Engish 77d Chinese Diétionery about 100,000, whilst this work moutains more than 50,000 English INSULwards, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac
tars. Agalo, despite all the grammars and other elementary works as yet published, the The Cadersigned, having been appointed student of this foult hanggo absolutely re Acarve for the above Company, are prepared to quires examples to display the serious appli 1590 GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISER to cations and equivalents of diferent words which
all parts of the World/
have cus general meaning. Of those oxamplos this work pois more than five times as SIEMSSEN & Co.
Agente. maxy as any other Dictionary hitherto pub Hongkong, 6th February, 1879, rers flicked, "IHE ON TALINSURANCE COMPANY
(LIMITED)
TWILIGHT" Warland. Master, will last hore for tha above l'ort, and will have quick desputab.
For Freight, apply to Hongkong, 22 April, 1880.
FOR NEW YORK. THE A1American Ship
CENTENNIAL," and will have quick despatch. Baures, faster, will lead are for the abovo Port,
For Freight, apply to Hongkong, 9th April, 1850
TH
THE PHILIPPINES.
MANILA yat, and it will be another day or two before the instalead this annual meeting in this city: establish a mail service between Cuba and Chine Polistes famed for long or short poricus at
Spanish papers state that it is proposed to
FILE 'DITARTMENT. cha-are gate fairly to work. The Kiuklang This society accapies tive stations, viz., Tentain, It is not stated how the mails we to be conveyed ourrent rates. matera were brought up by the Fuse, which Peking, Tang-cbow, Kaigan, and Pan-ting-
·left again yesterday for a full cargo of the new station has been made in Bhantong, near posed in order to pronde fance for the harbour
Tim now dues on shipping at Manila to be im A discount of 20°, allowed. precious leaf. The Renkow had the honour of Teh Cao, whers great gunas las attended the works will come into forms on the 9th September Polides ied for me not exceeding £5,000, belaging up the first instalment of the season's labours of the missionaries during the set next.
LIFE DEPARTMENT. orop, but her cargo was a small one, there being three years The mission reports a member only some 2,500 packages on board. Ous of the ship over 600 in connection with all its stations Chind, nas boca purchased for the dirpet muil
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Epanish papers state that the British skosmar atrofiuced cales C.M.8.N. Co.'s steamers is looked for to-morm This year is the 50th universary of the be service about to be matshliebel between Spain
Tourcheng. 28th July, 1872. morning, with a full burgo, and the Wh fada giving of mission to the Chinese by this and the Philippines and will be the Brst veel BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE on Wednesday morning. The Funkow, would Society. Its first misionaries were sent to the the new line. She arrived a Barcelona from have brought a large surgo had it not been for Chinese resides in the islands lying south of Baglad in March and her use to be changed the defoution of a number of tea-laden jonks the Poyang Lakes Up to the evening of the Con The Spaning sermon, delivered bets the Magallanes. The Cama wax baik iz 16th, mune 30,000 packages had been settled, at a presented a most valuable series of facts and
Blodget on Sunday, 25th April, was historical 1861-M prices ranging from The 54 downward, the pria insidents conuasted which the work done double between Horgkong and Manila is open it eipal layers being tos agents of Continenta! Ipbourers sout out by thile Suolety. We hope houses. The Cienega za circulated to lend at £25 the discoures may be given to the public.-N. Uould be convenions. if cffcial teessages giving Policies at Current Rates, payable oither here, i 10. which is the rato demanded by the Loudoun Daily News Correspondent,
the readings of the baremator and thermometer in Londen, or at the principal ports of India, Maynard, Mastor, will load here for the abova Loo Y, of the Yee Ou Firm, were szobanged between the two ploves ovary Anstralia, and the East. -
Castle; it is thought, however, that the agenta.
of the latter vezel will have to modify their Fiows with respect to rates. The first-named
JAPAN
YOKOHAMA
The Manila Comercio
COMPANY. Underigned, Luring bean sppointed Agents for the abova Company, ara pro.
MARINE RISKS. suggests that now the Pared to grant Insurances as follore
FIRE RISKS.
TOGEL & Co.
FOR NEW YORK.
HC
THE AT British Bark
"PALESTINE”
CAPIRAL TABLE 600,000; EQUAL TO 8835,333.33 918 LIBERTY FUND
S4132.21
VOGEL &.Co.
19
For Freight, opply to
Hongkong, 9th April, 1880.
HE TOURIST S GUIDE TE TOURISTS
Containing the names of all the Articles of Trude, objects of Natal History, Furniture, to do, with the Pont and fmularin Proman. sintiozi
day and published in the nowatspers · There cas A BROKERAGE of ISTT-TEA and ONE: Fort, and will hare quick deepateb be no doubt as to the advantages which would be. TELED PEF OBNr, will be allowed on a LOCAL vonzol commenced to take in tess to day, and wil
I gained by soch a sporas, sapocally to Hongkong RISICs. BA probably get away, on Thursday morning; the
in the typhona benton, Glenartney and Loudoun Carlie will follow close The U..8. B. Ticonderoga, sexized, here on the ! The Governor-General of tbs Philippines bas „Polleite granted on First-class Buildings to on her hoals. The tes-stenmars now in port are morning of the 11th Inst. direct from Coren, har. I received the following telegram from Mr. Pan extent of 520,000 11 23 M
TAROT, TWENTY FEET the Paleraturg, Genços, Loudoun Castle, Achilles, ing left Fazan on the morning of the 6th instant. dar, Chairman of the exteri Brtacaion Tele- Malaber, Glenbartacy, Bracinghire, Gilley of Sho came through the Inland won, but did not | graph Company --docent ser most qordial ena- Brand Mastered. The Petersburg is (or was col at Kobe. She will probably romsiz in gratulation on the opening of direct telegraphtect Lanal Ratos will be allowed.
alarged for insurance ench dis. a few hours ago) hard and fant near Messrs. Reid, Yokohama ter or twoira daya, A
Demuunleation wi Spain and the other that out being delustel at the time of the issue Evans and Co's hulk, clongside which It was ine Between nine and ten o'clock pm, on the kth centres of civilisation. We ste oguldant that of Polioy. tendel, tu berths her on her arrival. With a fost, a fire breaks out in Inezaki-obo, near the from the result will be the derglopment of; there |
RUSSELL & Co rielay fiver it may be possible to got her abroust | bridge, and bumed fanously for some tixis. It sources of the Philippine Islands and the arten, of the bulk, byt whether she will be spleta get' was quite palun which was a fortunato sirogine sion of their trado-lh all parts of the world,
s
Hongpur, Ist January, 1874.
Aguate
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For practical purposes the arrangerat of the work is so completo, that a reference to its pages enables a person who understands English to communicate effectively with natives who anderstand nothing but Chinese. In this respet the work will be found indispensable to all Europeana raxiding in Chine, and to the untives themselves it explains subjects fally with which LEE SINA, of the Lai Hing Firm.
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DIRECTORS.
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